True Crime as Myth’s Copycat

Compared to the heroes and heroines of most of Greek mythology, our most shocking modern criminals, though they leave swaths of destruction, are still milquetoast wannabe, practically plagiarists of the gruesomeness of our culture’s foundational stories. For serious cases of messed-up murderous mayhem, especially within families—hot crimes of passion and cold, calculated acts of revenge—look … Continue reading True Crime as Myth’s Copycat